Gas-washer for acetylene-generators.



A. DUIS.

GAS WASHER FOR ACETY-LBNB GENERATORS.

- APPLICATION FILED MAR.21,1914.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

Attorneys THE NORRIS PETERS c0.. mvoro-urna, WASHINCYDN u c.

mating compartment of i AL ERT DUIS, or'srnEAron' LLINoIs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

Application filed man 21, 1914. Serial No. 826,284.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known thatI, ALBERT Drns, a'citizen of the United States, residing at Streator, in the county 'ofjLa Salle and State of Illinois, have invented a new-and useful Gas-lVasher for Acetylene-Generators, of which the following is a specifica 'tion. I

The present invention relates .to improve:

ments in gas washers for acetylenegas gen erat'ors, being designed for use in conjunction with the construction shown-in my U. S. Letters Patent No. 1,088,064 dated February 24:, 1914, one object of the present in vention being the provision of means for taking care of the condensation in the gas, either before its point of delivery to the outlet and also at a point adjacent the introduction to the outlet, and for also washing'the gas before the delivery thereofv to the means for taking care of'thecondensation, and to so as to reduce the moisture in the gas deliver to the outlet, the dry gas.

A further object of the present invention is the provision of means whereby the condensation is removed by a suction pump and Without disturbing the generator.

A still further object of the invention, is the provision of a gas washing receptacle adapted to be interposed between the genergenerator and the main carbid holder and to form a support therebetween, said washer being so constructed that the gas is admitted at one point of the generator and caused to pass through the body of washing water before the introduction thereof to the pipes that deliver the dry gas to the outlet. 1

With the foregoing and other objects 1 view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a vertical central view through the generator, the lower portion of which is not shown. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the pipes used in connection with the condensation receiving means. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the gas washer per 56. Fig. 1 is a section taken on line H of Fig. 3.

wher eby" i any Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a jfrusto-conical generator which with the outer cylindrical casing 2 is connected toform a water tight joint and provides a concentric sealing chamber 3. Removably mounted upon the upper end or rim of the member 1 is a gas washing member '5, whichis made in the form of a .hollowring, the same being provided with the inlet or filling spout 6 to its chamber7. A- gas inlet pipe 8 is carried'by the member- 5 and opens at a point above the water with in the. chamber 7 and below the deflector 9, which isso disposed asto cause the gas to passdownwardly into the water in the direction of the arrows asshown in Fig. 1,

of the impurities are washed out of the gas before the delivery of such gasintothe outlet pipes 13 and 1 1-. The

pipe 13 s carried jfixedly by the washing member 5 and fits telescopically over the upper end of the pipe 1 1. a I

The carbid holder 10 is fitted so that its rim 11 surrounds the upper end of the'gas' Washing member .5 and surrounding the upper end of the the water therein. A carbid feeding mecha nism G is provided for feedingcarbid from the carbid holder to run s rATns PATENT orrron member 1 and also the carbid receptacle is a bell 12, whose apron portion fits within the sealing compartment below the generating chamber. I

It willthus be seen that the gas generated by I the carbid falling into the water within the member 1, will cause the bell to elevate, holding the same buoyantly as is the usual custom, the outlet of such gas being through the pipe 8 of the chamber 7 of the member 5 and the directing pipes 13 and 14;. The lower end of the pipe 1 1 is mounted at through the wall of the member 1 and enters the coupling 16,from which leads upwardly,

the vertical pipe 17, which when the parts are assembled as in Fig. 1, is disposed exteriorly of the bell 12 within the casing 2, the pipe 20being disposed through the wall of the casing 2 and led to the outlet (not shown). A valve 18 is connected in the pipe 17 and led from the valve 18 is a union connection 19 so that the parts may be readily connected and disconnected, and also so that the valve18 may be closed to permit of the removal of the condensate, as will presently appear.

In order to provide a means for'receivmg the condensate from the gas, as it enters the coupling 16 from the pipe 15, a

pipe 21, is i connected to the lower portion of the coupling l6 and has the return member 2:2 connected thereto and to the pipe 23, a smaller pipe 2% having its end disposed Within the pipe 23, extends upwardly to a point adjacent the cover C of the member 2, so that said cap 25 may be removed and a suction pipe attached thereto to drain the condensate from the pipes 21 and 24 and the return member 22. To further safeguard the gas, so that any condensate may be prevented from entering the outlet pipe 20, a pipe 26 is connected to the union coupling member 19 at a point adjacent the connection of the pipe 20 thereto, and such pipe enters the sealing compartment 3 below the upper sur,-

face of the water so that condensatewill' run down such pipe sealing compartment.

From the foregoing connection with the drawings, it is evident that with a generator constructedaccording to the present invention, that the Water of condensation will .be thoroughly removed into the ater in. the

from the gas before the passage thereof a and that by means of through the pipe :20, the pipe 24 and the cap 25, a suction pump may be connected to the pipe 24 and thus draw the condensate from the member 22 and the pipes 21 and 23 Without disturbing the generator or draining the gas therefrom.

What is claimed is:

An acetylene gas generator, including a generating chamber open at the upper end, an annular gas Washing member fitting upon the upper end thereof, a carbid holder supported by the gas Washing chamber, means for feeding carbid from the carbid holder to the generating chamber, a pipe leading from the gas Washing member exteriorly of the generating chamber, a U-shaped condensate receiving member into which said pipe empties, a draining pipe connected to one terminal of said condensate member, and a gas directing conduit leading from the other terminal ofthe U-shaped member. description, taken in y In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn,I have hereto aflixed my signature 1n thepresence of two Witnesses.

ALBERT DUIS.

lVitnesses:

\V. H. JoNEs, RUTH RrrENoUR.

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